Iran-Israel war highlights: UN Security Council condemns attack on UAE nuclear plant

Key points

• May 19, 2026 13:21 UAE's image as West Asian haven tested by Iran war The United Arab Emirates for decades has itself as a haven for international business in West Asia awash in violent upheaval.
• Those waves have now crashed into this nation, testing its economic model like never before.
• The UAE, a close ally of the United States and Israel, faced more missile and drone attacks from Iran during the war than any other country.
• The attacks — and Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz — have more than halved the Emirates’ exports of crude oil and natural gas.
• Its tourism and conference sectors have also suffered.